
O God the Father, Creator of heaven and earth, Have mercy upon us. O God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy upon us. O God the Holy Spirit, Sanctifier of the faithful, Have mercy upon us. O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, one God, Have mercy upon us. Holy Mary, Mother of God Pray for us. Blessed Philip, patron of this parish Pray for us. St. Michael, St. Gabriel, St. Raphael, St. Uriel Defend us in the day of battle. All you holy Archangels, Angels and, the bodiless powers of heaven Be at our side to guide and guard us on our way. St. John the Baptist, forerunner of our Lord Jesus Christ Pray for us. St. Joseph, spouse of Mary and guardian of Jesus St. Anna and St. Joachim St. Elizabeth and St. Zechariah All you holy men and women pray for us. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah Joseph, Moses, Miriam, Joshua, Samuel, David, Solomon Ruth, Deborah, Elijah, Isaiah, Jeremiah All you holy men and women pray for us. Peter and Paul Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John Andrew, Philip, Nathaniel James, Thomas, Bartholomew, Simon, Thaddeus, Matthias, Barnabas, Timothy, Titus Mary Magdalene, Mary and Martha of Bethany, Lazarus Veronica, Cornelius, Prisca and Aquila All you holy Apostles, Evangelists, and Disciples of the Lord pray for us. Stephen, Thekla, Ignatius, Polycarp, Justin Martyr The Martyrs of Lyons Perpetua, Felicity, and their companions Fabian, Lawrence, Vincent, Agnes Latimer, Ridley, Cranmer The Martyrs of Japan, Uganda, and New Guinea Jonathan Daniels, Oscar Romero and the Martyrs of El Salvador All you holy Martyrs pray for us. Origen, Irenaeus, Clement, Cyprian Athanasius, Ephrem the Syrian, Cyril, Jerome, Gregory of Nyssa, Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, Macrina, Ambrose, Martin, Augustine John Chrysostom, Leo the Great Gregory the Great, Maximus the Confessor, Issaac of Nineveh John of Damascus, Symeon the New Theologian, Bonaventure, Thomas Aquinas, Hildegard of Bingen, Catherine of Siena, Julian of Norwich, Gregory Palamas, Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross, Teresa of Liseux, Mother Teresa All you holy men and women pray for us. Patrick, David, Columba Augustine of Canterbury, Hilda of Whitby, Cuthbert, Venerable Bede, Anselm, Lancelot Andrewes, Richard Hooker, John Jewell Pusey, Keble, Newman Laud, Taylor, F.D. Maurice, Samuel Seabury All you holy men and women pray for us. Antony of Egypt Pachomius, Syncletica, Mary of Egypt Benedict, Scholastica Bernard, Dominic, Francis, Clare Ignatius of Loyola, Charles de Foucauld, Silouan, Thomas Merton All you holy Monastics pray for us. All you holy Saints of God, Make intercession for us. Almighty God, by your Holy Spirit you have made us one with your saints in heaven and on earth: Grant that in our earthly pilgrimage we may always be supported by this fellowship of love and prayer, and know ourselves to be surrounded by their witness to your power and mercy. We ask this for the sake of Jesus Christ, in whom all our intercessions are acceptable through the Spirit, and who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen. (Book of Common Prayer, 250)
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